Santa Maria de Taüll

42°31′03″N 0°50′55″E / 42.51750°N 0.84861°E / 42.51750; 0.84861ArchitectureTypeChurchStyleRomanesqueOfficial name: Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de BoíTypeCulturalCriteriaii, ivDesignated2000 (24th session)Reference no.988RegionEurope and North America

Santa Maria de Taüll is a Romanesque church situated in the territory of Vall de Boí, a commune in the valley with the same name and Comarca of Alta Ribagorça in the north of Province of Lleida and the autonomous communities of Catalonia in Spain.

History

Like Sant Climent, Taüll, Sant Joan de Boí, Santa Eulàlia d'Erill la Vall or Sant Feliu de Barruera, the date of construction of Santa Maria is believed to be in 11th century.

In November 2000, it was included in the world heritage site of UNESCO with eight other Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí.^[1]

Architecture

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  Chevet
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  Apse
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  Left Apse
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  Nave
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  Reredos

Wall Paintings

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  Original wall paintings, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona
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  Melchior
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  Adoration of the Magi and Mary, central apse
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  Gaspard and Balthazar
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  Apostles

Antependium (Altar Frontal)

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  Antependium, MNAC, Barcelona

References